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* When John is prepping for the mission to kill Gianna, he stops to leave weapons at two positions in the catacombs. Later on, after escaping from the castle into the catacombs, John is walking down a passage where he encounters Ares and her men attack him. John retreats ''back'' up the passage he was just walking down and takes an alternate route that takes him directly to his weapons, which he then uses to shoot his way back out of the catacombs. John not only prepared to fend off a possible ambush, but he'd completely planned out an alternate egress in case of an ambush.

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* When John is prepping for the mission to kill Gianna, he stops to leave weapons guns at two positions in the catacombs. Later on, after escaping from the castle into the catacombs, John is walking down a passage where he encounters Ares and her men attack him. John retreats ''back'' up the passage he was just walking down and takes an alternate route that takes him directly to his weapons, which he then uses to shoot his way back out of the catacombs. John not only prepared to fend off a possible ambush, but he'd completely planned out an alternate egress in case of an ambush.



* During the [[LockAndLoadMontage preparation scene]], when John visits the mapper, he pays the mapper ''four'' coins instead of a single coin he gives to Angelo for his [[BulletproofVest armored suits]]. Angelo provided only a single service, while the Sommelier only recommended weapons and was part of the services John had already bought at the Continental when he checked in. This is because, if you watch closely, the mapper actually provided four services:
** He provided the old blueprint for the D'Antonio estate.

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* During the [[LockAndLoadMontage preparation scene]], when John visits the mapper, he pays the mapper ''four'' coins instead of a single coin he gives to Angelo for his [[BulletproofVest armored suits]]. Angelo provided only a single service, while the Sommelier only recommended weapons and was part of the services John had already bought at the Continental when he checked in. This is because, if you watch closely, the mapper actually provided John four services:
** He provided the The old blueprint for the D'Antonio estate.



* Whenever someone is speaking to John in Italian, he pauses for a moment before replying, and he only replies with a single Italian word. Contrast this with the first movie, where John doesn't hesitate when replying in Russian and speaks it fluently. This is because while he understands Italian, he still has to translate it in his head, while he's completely fluent in Russian because he worked closely with Viggo for many years. This is also foreshadowing for John actually being from Belarus, as established in the next movie.

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* Whenever someone is speaking speaks to John in Italian, he pauses for a moment before replying, and he only replies with a single Italian word. Contrast this with the first movie, where John doesn't hesitate when replying in Russian and speaks it fluently. This is because while he understands Italian, he still has to translate it in his head, while he's completely fluent in Russian because he worked closely with Viggo for many years. This is also foreshadowing for John years, and as later revealed in ''Chapter 3'', was actually being from Belarus, as established in the next movie.Belarus.



* The third film shows the apparent hypocrisy of the High Table punishing the Bowery King for aiding John Wick's retaliation against a member of the High Table before he was deemed excommunicado, even though Santino had done the very same earlier in the film. But considering their penchant for fitting punishments, the line of thought may have been: Santino used John Wick to kill a member of the High Table, so his punishment was to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard deal with Baba Yaga coming after him next]].

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* The third film shows the apparent hypocrisy of the High Table punishing the Bowery King for aiding John Wick's retaliation against a member of the High Table before he was deemed excommunicado, even though Santino had done the very same thing earlier in the film. But considering their penchant for fitting punishments, the line of thought may have been: Santino used John Wick to kill a member of the High Table, so his punishment was to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard deal with Baba Yaga coming after him next]].
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* When the Bowery King ominously tells John that John owes him, John subtly advises him not to go down that route. At that very moment, John's literally on a path to kill the person he has owed an unbreakable favor to.

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* Whenever someone is speaking to John in Italian, he pauses for a moment before replying, and he only replies with a single Italian word. Contrast this with the first movie, where John doesn't hesitate when replying in Russian and speaks it fluently. This is because while he understands Italian, he still has to translate it in his head, while he's completely fluent in Russian because he worked closely with Viggo for many years. [[spoiler: This is also foreshadowing for John actually being from Belarus, as established in the next movie.]]

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* Whenever someone is speaking to John in Italian, he pauses for a moment before replying, and he only replies with a single Italian word. Contrast this with the first movie, where John doesn't hesitate when replying in Russian and speaks it fluently. This is because while he understands Italian, he still has to translate it in his head, while he's completely fluent in Russian because he worked closely with Viggo for many years. [[spoiler: This is also foreshadowing for John actually being from Belarus, as established in the next movie.]]
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* Everyone who has seen the first film has asked why didn't Vigo put Iosef up at the Continental so that John couldn't kill him. This film answers that question: because John didn't have anything left to lose and would have killed Iosef anyway.

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* Everyone who has seen the first film has asked why didn't Vigo Viggo put Iosef up at the Continental so that John couldn't kill him. This film answers that question: because John didn't have anything left to lose and would have killed Iosef anyway.
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* If the ending scene of John being ProperlyParanoid at the park's bystanders is any indication, then anyone you've known could have worked for the Continental. All you have going for you is that nobody is putting a contract on you.

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* If the ending scene of John being ProperlyParanoid at the park's bystanders is any indication, then anyone you've known could have worked for the Continental. All you have going for you is that nobody is putting a contract on you.you.
* Why do most passersby seem to go about their business [[ApatheticCitizens despite people clearly trying to kill each other in their close vicinity]]? Given how [[TheSyndicate well-structured and expansive]] the criminal underworld is shown to be, it's entirely possible that this is simply [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror a regular occurrence]] for ordinary citizens.
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** Was this a simple warning Winston was giving John, or was he trying to remind John that he still had an unfulfilled marker?
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* Between the first and second film, Wick seems to have TakenALevelInBadass, with much more fluid moves and a more elaborate combat style despite the sequel starting immediately where the first film left off. While in reality this is due to the fact that Keanu Reeves went through extensive training in preparation for the sequel, it can also be explained in-universe as well: Wick had been retired for several years by the time events were set in motion in the first film, so he was a little rusty. However, his training and experience came back to him as he slipped back into his old self, letting him re-acquire tricks and skills that had gone unused for years.
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** This also ties back into the first film. Perkins receives a call from Charon to meet with Winston at Central Park. Charon not only delivered John to Winston, he also delivered Perkins. The exquisite irony is that John and Winston meet only a few days later just a few feet away from where Perkins died for breaking the same rules.

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